"Looks Nothing Like the Renderings": Investigation Requested into Changwon's 'Big Tree'

The 'Big Tree,' an artificial observation deck in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, which sparked controversy for looking vastly different from its original renderings.

The Changwon city government has conducted an audit, resulting in disciplinary action against relevant officials and a request for a police investigation into the private developer.

It is reported that Changwon City carried out a special audit regarding the 'Big Tree,' constructed as part of the private park development project in Daesang Park, Seongsan-gu. Following the audit, the city took disciplinary measures against the officials in charge and requested a police investigation into the private developer.

Changwon City had been conducting the audit for four months since February, following public criticism that the exterior of the 'Big Tree' differed significantly from the initial renderings.

As a result, the city determined that the officials had been negligent in their duties, failing to properly review whether the supervisor and the private developer had followed the formal review and reporting procedures during the design change process for the 'Big Tree.'

The city also requested a police investigation into the private developer to verify whether there were any illegalities in the process of calculating construction costs.

The Daesang Park private development project was pursued under a model where the developer builds apartment complexes on a portion of the land to generate profit in exchange for donating park facilities to the city.

(Source: Changwon City)
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